Radiator protector



April 14, 1%25,

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INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Apr. 14, 1925.

UNITED STATES ALONZO A. rmxms, or ROLFE, IOWA.

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Application filed June 7, 1924. Serial No. 718,600.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, ALoNzo A. FIRKINS, a citizen of the United States,residing at Rolfe, in the county of Pocahontas and State of Iowa, haveinvented new and useful Improvements in Radiator Protectors, of whichthe following is a specification.

This invention relates to radiator attachments, particularly toprotective devices, and has for its object the provision of a novelattachment designed to be engaged upon the front of the radiator of atractor for the purpose of preventing injury to the radiator whenworking with the tractor in corn fields or the like.

An important object is the provision of a protector of this character soconstructed and arrangedthat it may be sprung into place behind thebolts which hold together the sections of the radiator on a tractor ofthe Fordson or other make, no securing devices being needed foreflecting the holding action.

An additional object is the provision of a structure which will be verysimple and inexpensive to manufacture, easy to apply without the use oftools, positive in action, efiicient and durable in service, and ageneral improvement in the art.

With the above and other objects and advantages in view, the inventionconsists in the combination and arrangement of parts to be hereinaftermore fully described and claimed and illustrated in the accompanyingdrawings in which:

Figure 1 is a front elevation of a radiator with my device applied.

Figure 2 is a section on the line 22; of Figure 1, only a portion ofthe. sides of the radiator being disclosed.

Figure 3 is a detail fragmentary-view of one of the protector sheets.

Figure 4: is a front elevation of a modification.

Figure 5 is a cross-section through another modification.

Referring more particularly to the drawings, the letter A designates aradiator such as the typeused 'on Fordson tractors, which .radiatorincludes the usual upper and lower tanks B and Gxhel'd to theintermediate or core portion by'bolts-D.

In car ing but the invention 1 make use of two s milar rectangularsheets 10 of,

suitable metal perforated throughout their areas, as indicated at 11, toprovidemeans for the passage of air to the radiator. At one edge eachsheet is slit along two lines 12 to define a tongue 13 which is bent toextend outwardly from the sheet and atright angles thereto.

In installing the device, one sheet has its lower edge engaged behindthe bolts D,

after which the sheet is bowed or sprung so that its other edge may beengaged behind the bolts D at the top of the radiator. This first sheetis then slid laterally so as to engage behind the frame or shell E ofthe radiator, subsequently to which the other sheet is applied in thesame manner and slid to the other side of the frame or shell. IVhen thisis done it is apparent that the inner edges of the two sheets willoverlap, a feature of importance inasmuch as 1t gives double thicknessand increased strength at this point.- The tongues 13 are bentoutwardlyinto their right angular position .and engage each other so asto form a positive lock which will prevent sliding of the sheets.

In Figure 4 I have shown a modification in which the sheets are formedwith elongated slots 14 instead of the perforations above described, theslots being arranged in any desired manner and being of any preferredsize and shape.

Instead of the sheets being plane as above indicated, they may becorrugated, as shown at 15 in Figure 5, and perforated as in Figure -1or slotted as in Figure 4, this de-, tail being immaterial. Otherdetails may also be varied if found necessary or advisable..

While I have shown and described the preferred embodiment of myinvention, it is .of course to be understood that I reserve the right tomake-such changes in the form, construction and arrangement of parts aswill not depart from the spirit of the invention or the scope-of thesubjoined claim.

I claim:

A radiator protector comprising a pair of apertured metal sheetsdisposable against the front of a radiator with their outer edgesengaged behind the radiator shell or frame and with their inner edgesoverlapping, and outstruck tongues on said overlapping edges engagingeach otherfor preventing relative sliding movement ,of the sheets. I v

In testimony whereof I affix my signature.

.ALOITZO A. FIRKINS.

